[Blindmath] Blindmath Digest, Vol 33, Issue 10

[John Miller]

Hello Bill,
I recommend you try Chatty Infty from sciaccess.net.
You can download a free trial program.  It allows authoring math and
will speak the math you author aloud.
It does not require a detailed knowledge of mathml or latex or
computer-programming like languages.
I recommend advertising for both volunteer and paid readers in your
community.  I read handwritten math for several hours per week but with
the use of a sighted assistant.
Let me know how you progress.
John Miller, president
Science and engineering division 
Of the national federation of the blind
 

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Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:31:27 -0400
From: "Billy Baer" <poohbaer at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Seeking assistance
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Hello Tami,

Thank you very much for the suggestion. I have not checked it out yet. I
certainly will and let you know if it will work.

Thanks again,
Bill
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On Behalf Of Tamara Smith-Kinney
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 12:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Seeking assistance

Bill,

Have you looked into IVEO, by ViewPlus?  It was designed to deal with
mathematical and scientific symbols, even handwritten ones, that you can
scan into it.

Tami Smith-Kinney

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Subject: [Blindmath] Seeking assistance

Hello,

 

My name is Bill and I am a high school math teacher in the Boston Public
Schools and have Retinitis Pigmentosa. When I began teaching 15 years
ago, I was able to perform all required tasks without any assistive
technology.
However, as the years have passed, I have had to rely more and more on
assistive technology (CCTV, ZoomText, JAWS, etc.) 

 

Currently, my ability to grade quizzes and tests using the CCTV is no
longer possible. So, this brings me to my search for assistance in
dealing with this issue. Does anyone have any experience or suggestions
of how I may go about grading handwritten student work-especially
quizzes and tests. I do have a 1 to 1 paraprofessional who assists me in
classroom management and taking attendance. However, she is not allowed
to grade student work since she is not a certified math teacher. Because
I teach 150 students per day, having her read me the student's work is
not feasible due to time constraints. 

 

Some ideas that I have been exploring include computer-based test
construction and grading of tests using a screen reader. However, JAWS
cannot read math symbols. Some people have mentioned using MathML,
LaTeX, and WebEQ. All of this is very foreign to me and overwhelming.

 

I would appreciate any suggestions. If anyone within the Boston area can
tutor me in these math mark up languages, I would be very willing to pay
for this service.

 

Thanks very much.

Bill

 

 

 

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